Arnold of Lübeck
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Arnold of Lübeck was a Benedictine
abbot
, a chronicler, the author of the Chronica Slavorum
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Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
, a chronicler, the author of the Chronica Slavorum
Arnoldi Chronica Slavorum
Arnoldi Chronica Slavorum is the continuation of Helmold's Chronica Slavorum by Arnold of Lübeck. It was continued down to 1209....
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